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Re: Dynamic modules: should should-error work?


From: Philipp Stephani
Subject: Re: Dynamic modules: should should-error work?
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2015 20:09:49 +0000



Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> schrieb am Di., 24. Nov. 2015 um 20:32 Uhr:
> From: Philipp Stephani <address@hidden>
> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 19:27:32 +0000
> Cc: address@hidden
>
>     + (let ((descr (should-error (mod-test-sum 1 2 3))))
>     + (should (eq (car descr) 'wrong-number-of-arguments))
>
>
> I think testing using :type would also accept subtypes of the given type, which
> I think would be preferrable (I'd expect that generally subtypes of the
> documented signals are allowed to be thrown).

I'm not sure I understand what you are saying.  Can you give an
example?

If it is documented that an error of type X is thrown, does that mean the error symbol is exactly X or rather that one of its conditions is X? 

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